Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1221: Gopīcandanopaniṣad University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1221: Gopīcandanopaniṣad are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Metadata is ©2017 University of Pennsylvania Books & Manuscripts and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Title from colophon (f. 1v). Written in 21 lines per leaf. 1 leaf. Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1221 9963597893503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/904025722 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6359789 Manuscript is used for study, reference, and recitation, and is a manual or guide as well as a work of prayer and praise, illuminating the benefits and methods for application of sandalwood paste (candana) and the Hindu deity Viṣṇu. Sandalwood paste is applied to the forehead to create a mark called tilak. These marks often indicate a religious affiliation to a particular deity, in this case, Viṣṇu. This work is considered one of the late, medieval upaniṣads, but contains verses and phrasing drawn from older Vedic sources and has a quasi-philosophical tone. In Sanskrit Gopīcandanopaniṣad गोपीचन्दनोपनिषद् Colophon: atharvaṇe gopīcaṃdanopaniṣat (f. 1v).

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 1 item (1 leaves) : 10 x 22 cm Tilaks Body marking--Religious aspects--Hinduism Hinduism Vishnu (Hindu deity) Vaishnavism Devotional literature, Sanskrit Rites and ceremonies--India Hindu philosophy Philosophy, Indic Treatises Manuals (instructional materials) Prayers Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--18th century Manuscripts--India--19th century